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First years, first dates and some Mellow pizza

First-year twins make new friends on their blind date

Jackson enjoyed the easy conversation of the date and felt there was flirting going on with both girls.

Photo provided by Annie

Although going on a blind date was out of Annie’s comfort zone, she found the evening fun and could see hanging out with the other students again.

Photo provided by Phoebe

Phoebe, a first-year from out of state, enjoyed meeting new people on the pizza date.

Photo provided by Will

Will and his twin brother Jackson made two new friends on their double date at Mellow Mushroom.

WillYear: FirstMajor: Undecided Hometown: Cincinnati, OhioHobbies: Running, campingHave you ever streaked the Lawn? NoWhat makes you a good catch? I finished seventh in that national championships for rowing.Describe yourself in one sentence: I am a nice, caring guy who focuses on academics but also likes to have a good time on weekends.

JacksonYear: FirstMajor: Public PolicyU.Va. Involvement: Navy ROTC, climbing team, sailing clubHobbies: Climbing, sailing, shootingHave you ever streaked the Lawn? NoWhat makes you a good catch: I’m tall, so I have that going for me.Describe yourself in one sentence: Pretty chill and pretty tall.

AnnieYear: FirstMajor: Undecided Hometown: RestonU.Va. Involvement: I’m just trying to live through the week Hobbies: Reading, singing, HBOgoHave you ever streaked the Lawn? No(t yet)Describe yourself in one sentence: For someone who can’t stand herself, I sure do love myself.

PhoebeYear: First Major: Very undecidedHometown: Wellesley, MassachusettsU.Va. Involvement: Shakespeare on the Lawn, hopefully one or more club sports (horseback riding, archery, ballroom dancing are all possibilities), Photography Club and anything else that I can manage to do while still tackling 17 creditsHobbies: Reading, writing, photography, working out, gardening, Shark Week, staying up-to-date in the country music world, making new friendsHave you ever streaked the Lawn? No, but I studied Homer, so I’ve already kissed his ass.Describe yourself in one sentence: Only War and Peace would be long enough to contain my awesomeness.

Will, Jackson, Annie, and Phoebe met at the Rotunda and went to Mellow Mushroom on the Corner.

Will: I did Love Connection because I just wanted to meet someone new. I’ve met my floormates, but I haven’t met anyone else and I thought it would be a good way to meet people.

Annie: There are like 30 people from my school here, so I was trying to meet people I didn’t already know.

Phoebe: I’m out of state, so I wanted to meet someone that wasn’t on Dabney third floor left. Even if I didn’t like the person, it would be a good chance to meet someone new.

Annie: Going on a blind date was totally out of my comfort zone. I was like why are we doing this?

Phoebe: To be honest, I haven’t been on a date before so I had no idea how it works – regular or blind.

Jackson: We had fears that they would be weird or they would think we were weird.

Annie: When we got to the Rotunda they were sitting on a bench just the two of them, but we weren’t sure if [they were] our dates so we sat on another bench.

Will: We saw them but didn’t know they were our dates. After a little while, we realized who they were and approached them.

Annie: They shook our hands, which was nice. I didn’t realize they were twins at that point. I just thought they looked kind of similar.

Phoebe: I thought they were cute. Jackson was way taller.

Will: I thought they seemed pretty normal for a blind date.

Jackson: They were definitely my type.

Annie: After we met, we just kind of stood around and looked at each other for a while trying to figure out where to go for dinner.

Jackson: No one wanted to decide where to go and the only places I know on the Corner are Basil and Mellow Mushroom.

Will: We eventually decided we wanted pizza and walked over to Mellow.

Phoebe: During dinner we talked about everything. The conversation was easy – it never felt forced.

Will: We talked about what we did in high school – our activities and interests.

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